Written by

Jimmy Trodglen
Leaf-Chronicle

In the middle of basketball practice, Dave Loos was presented with an unique and unexpected job possibility.

It was one he never envisioned and certainly one he didn't expect to hold for 16 years.

Former Austin Peay Vice President Wendell H. Gilbert asked Loos to step into the role of athletics director. The move was expected to be temporary and Loos was told at some point he would have to decide which position to hold permanently. Loos eventually held both and took Austin Peay athletics from a dismal budget and low morale, to a program that has experienced financial growth and athletic and ...